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The fall of the star manager
FIXED INCOME MAR 12, 2025
The fall of the star manager

Western Asset Management Company has seen at least $120 billion leave since the SEC announced its investigation into Ken Leech. The instance highlights key-person risk that the asset management world has been trying to get away from.

By Emile Hallez
Edward Jones is going upmarket with new high-net-worth service
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 12, 2025
Edward Jones is going upmarket with new high-net-worth service

The firm's new offering, targeted toward investors with at least $10 million, will put it head-to-head against some of Wall Street's biggest names.

By Leo Almazora
Capital Group enters active ETF model portfolio fray
ETFS MAR 12, 2025
Capital Group enters active ETF model portfolio fray

The world's largest active asset manager is jumping in as the rise of active exchange-traded funds drives a broader transformation of the model portfolio landscape.

By Leo Almazora
Inflation eases in February, offering some relief from tariff pain
RIA NEWS MAR 12, 2025
Inflation eases in February, offering some relief from tariff pain

A slowdown in the consumer price index gave a crucial read for consumers and Fed policymakers still in wait-and-see mode.

By Bloomberg
Active funds still struggling against passive peers, Morningstar says
ETFS MAR 12, 2025
Active funds still struggling against passive peers, Morningstar says

The firm's latest barometer report shows just two-fifths of stock-picking funds outperforming their index-based rivals in 2024, with even worse results over the past decade.

By Leo Almazora
Markets await US inflation data as trade war intensifies, Dalio cites 1930s Germany
RIA NEWS MAR 12, 2025
Markets await US inflation data as trade war intensifies, Dalio cites 1930s Germany

Veteran investor says neutral countries are set to benefit.

By Steve Randall
Private markets face some 'recalibration' but evergreen funds set to lead growth
RIA NEWS MAR 12, 2025
Private markets face some 'recalibration' but evergreen funds set to lead growth

But where should investors be focusing their portfolio construction in 2025?

By Steve Randall
Volatile Tuesday pushed stocks to correction before dip-buyers swooped in
EQUITIES MAR 11, 2025
Volatile Tuesday pushed stocks to correction before dip-buyers swooped in

A salvo of tariff headlines sent stocks spiraling Tuesday before bargain-hunters drove a recovery in the S&P 500.

By Bloomberg
LinePoint, Five Eleven Partners launch to shake up family office space
RIA NEWS MAR 11, 2025
LinePoint, Five Eleven Partners launch to shake up family office space

With a pro-advisor and family executive platform and a business pushing back against industry consolidation, the New York-based firms are striking out with different visions of independence.

By Leo Almazora
Roll back Gensler-era rules, private funds industry urges SEC
ALTERNATIVES MAR 11, 2025
Roll back Gensler-era rules, private funds industry urges SEC

A new policy proposal from the Managed Funds Association lays out requests to reduce disclosure requirements and offer legal clarity on crypto ownership, among other priorities.

By Leo Almazora
GWG bankruptcy settlement leaves investors with next to nothing
ALTERNATIVES MAR 11, 2025
GWG bankruptcy settlement leaves investors with next to nothing

Beneficient, an alternative investment company and formerly a part of GWG, has offered $50.5 million to settle claims related to federal lawsuits.

By Bruce Kelly
CEO Andrew Busser sets the stage for Pitcairn’s next 100 years
RIA NEWS MAR 11, 2025
CEO Andrew Busser sets the stage for Pitcairn’s next 100 years

Pitcairn's leader has no problem combining tradition and innovation.

By Gregg Greenberg
Limra projects strong annuity sales through 2027 despite expected declines
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 11, 2025
Limra projects strong annuity sales through 2027 despite expected declines

Latest figures confirm record sales in 2024, including four straight quarters exceeding $100 billion, with most of the wins going to the largest players.

By Leo Almazora
Investors losing faith as Trump recession fears roil markets
EQUITIES MAR 11, 2025
Investors losing faith as Trump recession fears roil markets

Allocations to cash and money market funds are rising, and dip-buying is slowing, as the president's coyness on downturn odds adds to mounting pessimism.

By Leo Almazora
Private credit's push into retail opens new vulnerability, warns BIS
ALTERNATIVES MAR 11, 2025
Private credit's push into retail opens new vulnerability, warns BIS

A new report adds to a string of alerts from watchdogs, noting that the growing role of small investors, use of leverage, and concentration risks "warrant monitoring."

By Bloomberg
Survey reveals generation gaps in retirement, with a reality check for pre-retirees
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 11, 2025
Survey reveals generation gaps in retirement, with a reality check for pre-retirees

Gen X emerges as the least confident in their future, while many retirees are navigating financial shocks from inflation and healthcare costs.

By Leo Almazora
Finra not folding its tent any time soon: attorney
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 11, 2025
Finra not folding its tent any time soon: attorney

Meanwhile, Finra’s fines against the brokerage industry declined in 2024.

By Bruce Kelly
Are value stocks finally taking the baton from growth?
EQUITIES MAR 11, 2025
Are value stocks finally taking the baton from growth?

Wealth managers weigh in on the battle between growth and value stocks, and whether the tide is turning in favor of value.

By Gregg Greenberg
Aligning client expectations with reality
ALTERNATIVES MAR 11, 2025
Aligning client expectations with reality

Clients are often seduced by alternative investments’ potential for outsized returns, but Ed Cofrancesco knows education is key.

By Chris Davis
'We need more leaders'
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 11, 2025
'We need more leaders'

Advisor says Black professionals remain underrepresented in profession and 'nothing has improved in 25 years'.

By Chris Davis